If there's one thing conservatives have always been deathly allergic to, it's their own medicine. They are the stereotypical bullies who will put you down and needle you with insults all the live-long day, only to run crying to the teacher and demanding fair play the moment you manage to get under their skin by firing back.
I still think shifting definitively to 'creepy' instead of 'weird' over the coming weeks would be optimal, but other than that, I'm all aboard this campaign tact. People have been saying for years that Democrats need to step off the sanctimonious high road and at
least
dip their toes in the dirt to be competitive; bah gawd they're actually doing it for a change, and it's working like a charm.
Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read.